This flashcard lists fever and chills, productive cough, rapid breathing with chest pain, diminished breath sounds, dullness on percussion, and elevated white blood cell count as clinical features of pneumonia.
Clinical features of pneumonia. 1. Fever and chills<div>2. Productive cough with yellow-green sputum (pus) or rusty (blood) sputum</div><div>3. Tachypnea with pleuritic chest pain</div><div>4. Decreased breath sounds</div><div>5. Dullnes to percussion</div><div>6. Elevated WBC count</div>
| Front | Clinical features of pneumonia. |
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| Back | 1. Fever and chills 2. Productive cough with yellow-green sputum (pus) or rusty (blood) sputum 3. Tachypnea with pleuritic chest pain 4. Decreased breath sounds 5. Dullnes to percussion 6. Elevated WBC count |
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